Jerry Dunleavy is an investigative reporter who has focused on the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community, and the national security arena at the Washington Examiner for half a decade. He has published numerous groundbreaking stories of national importance, ranging from China's coverup of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan to the FBI's atrocious mishandling of the Trump-Russia investigation. He frequently appears for in-depth discussions on Fox News and C-SPAN. James Hasson is a former Army captain, graduate of U.S. Army Ranger School, and Afghanistan veteran who received the Bronze Star. He is deeply embedded in the active-duty military and veteran communities and assisted in the veteran-led evacuation efforts of Afghan allies and American citizens in August 2021. He has published articles on military and foreign policy issues in the New York Post, Washington Examiner, and other publications, and has appeared on media programs ranging from Tucker Carlson Tonight and Fox & Friends to NPR. Hasson's first book, Stand Down, was released in 2019.
"""James Hasson and Jerry Dunleavy offer a gripping and uncompromising account of one of the most shameful moments in American history. The Afghanistan withdrawal was an unmitigated disaster caused by President Biden's incompetence. Hasson and Dunleavy meticulously detail how his failed leadership humiliated America and made the world a more dangerous place.""--Senator Tom Cotton (U.S. Army veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) ""James Hasson and Jerry Dunleavy provide a brutal, no-holds-barred account that reveals the scope of the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Every American should read Kabul.""--Ben Shapiro, Editor Emeritus of The Daily Wire and Host of The Ben Shapiro Show ""Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson provide a substantive account of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that should enrage and educate every reader. Their examination of the events that took place on the ground during this crisis not only provide truthful accounts for those still grieving their lost loved ones at Abbey Gate but confirm this withdrawal was the worst American foreign policy debacle in modern day history.""--Congressman Michael Waltz, former Army Green Beret and Afghan war veteran"